Things to do

A Victorian terrace house transformed into an urban smallholding offering hands-on training in jam making, bee keeping, bread making and chicken rearing, via discovery afternoons and a schools’ programme

Canal boat lock across the river Brent, plus a nearby museum in a former canal toll house built in 1911.

A rare glimpse of the past in modern Brentford in this Jacobean (early 17th Century) manor house surrounded by 34 acres of riverside parkland. The park also includes children’s play area, tennis courts and a basketball court.

A vibrant community allotment on one half acre of land adjacent platform 1 of Syon Lane Railway station.

For people with an affinity to the town of Isleworth, Middlesex, who have an interest in the history and future of the area, its local news and current developments.

A historic Georgian country estate including a historic house within acres of landscaped park and gardens. The house, gardens and surrounding estate are popular attractions and there are also cycles available to hire in the park. Entrance to the park is free and £3.00 for the gardens.

Home to the Dukes of Northumberland for over 400 years, Syon House includes a wealth of art, grand classical interiors and is surrounded by parks and gardens that feel like deep countryside.

Crane Park follows the bends of the River Crane from Meadway in Twickenham to Hanworth Road at its western end.

A fragment of old wilderness known in the 18th century as a haunt of highwaymen, nowadays this is a grassed area with a children’s playground.